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MadrasT

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8. Also,

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 07:05 PM

Feb 2012

Lots of times, even if same-age kittens aren't literally siblings, if they are all raised together they behave as if they are.

I have a male and a female that came from different litters, but were together from the age of about 6 or 8 weeks and they grew up being bonded like littermates. (They are about 8 years old now, and still best friends.)

(Also, occasionally littermates grow up not really bonded at all. I also have two sisters who don't really give each other the time of day.)

So glad they found someone to love them!!! Yay!!!

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Long time Cat owners Help--Can the kittens be from the same litter? [View all] Justice wanted Feb 2012 OP

yes Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #1

Sometimes kittens in the same litter have different fathers. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2012 #2

They show their "family tree" in their coats. Graybeard Feb 2012 #3

Absolutely. And siblings get along very well together in the same house. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #4

Thanks for the responses! She is going to keep them but she was concerned about Justice wanted Feb 2012 #5

Also, MadrasT Feb 2012 #8

Yes, it's possible. Rochester Feb 2012 #6

This one quakerboy Feb 2012 #7

That is so cool. Now I know why vets keep telling me that my orange girl cat is a rarety. applegrove Feb 2012 #9

Sure hyphenate Feb 2012 #10

You almost described the litter I'm raising sammytko Feb 2012 #11

A similar result occasionally happens with humans, too marzipanni Feb 2012 #12